On September 25th, at Mindspace Victoriei, a portfolio presentation of 13 young photographers, stylists, image directors and directors took place within BFFF Insights, a related event of Bucharest Fashion Film Festival, organized in partnership with 2029 Productions.
13 portfolios collected through an open call to which 45 creatives signed up were presented to the public in brief sessions. They went through the filter of an experienced jury, who provided live feedback during the event. Through their elections, Alina Gavrilă – Borțun – Creative Director Gavrilă & Asociații and Co-founder of Gavrilă Fashion Tellers, Domnica Mărgescu – Fashion Director Elle Romania, Marian Pălie – Photographer & Stylist, Radu Voinea – DOP and Marius Erhan – producer and co-founder of 2029 Productions, confirmed the talent of the young creatives, who could bring a visual refresh to Romanian advertising. The objective of the project is to create a launch pad and connect young creatives with potential employers, decision makers in advertising agencies, production houses, brand managers, etc. The idea came from the insight that the local advertising market is quite opaque as well as difficult to navigate for the new generation.
We asked those involved to write us a few words about the portfolios that stayed with them after the presentation.
”Dora Iulia Aura Mois.
I was moved by the portfolio. Dora, for the aesthetics and composition of the frames. Iulia, for the delicacy of the captured moments. Aura, for the serene aura and a penetrating quality, a certain charm. Mois, because it brings together Dora, Iulia and Aura, very orderly, carefully. I’m Alina Georgiana Gavrilă-Borțun. And I would love to work together.”
Alina Gavrilă – Borțun, Creative Director Gavrilă & Asociatii, member of the BFFF jury Insights, about photographer Dora Mois. Instagram @doramoiss.
Marian Pălie, photographer and stylist, member of the BFFF Insights jury, about the photographer Denise Lobonț. Instagram @denise.lobont.
Domnica Mărgescu, Elle Fashion Director, member of the BFFF Insights jury about the stylist Flaviana Isachi. Instagram @flaviana_is.
Dan Stanescu, Creative Director & Co-founder Glitch Shop, trainer BFFF Insights, about photographer Andriana Oborocean. Instagram @andriaobor.
Radu Voinea, director of photography, member of the BFFF Insights jury, about the operator Cătălin Rugină. Instagram @catalinrugina Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/614241794.
Bucharest Fashion Film Festival is the first event in Romania placed at the intersection between film, advertising and fashion, that brings together fashion, film and branding professionals, along with enthusiasts of these fields. Through an interdisciplinary approach, the festival aims to generate new opportunities for collaboration. Bringing together the best contemporary fashion movies with documentaries and a selection of cult movies that explore the role of the costume in film, the festival opens the discussion about the relationship between fashion and film and about the coat-man-society relationship through film screenings, round tables and workshops with international guests, new media installations and feedback sessions on portfolios.